1990 Korea Baseball Organization

The 1990 Korea Baseball Organization was the 9th KBO season. The LG Twins won the title in their first season, replacing the MBC Blue Dragons. It was the league's last one with an odd number of teams, as an 8th team would join in 1991. Dong-yol Son won his third and final KBO MVP with a typical dominant year, taking his 4th pitching Triple Crown.

Standings

1. LG Twins, 71-49
2. Haitai Tigers, 68-49-3
3. Binggrae Eagles, 68-50-2
4. Samsung Lions, 66-52-2
5. Taepyungyang Dolphins, 58-59-3
6. Lotte Giants, 44-71-5
7. OB Bears, 35-80-5

Playoffs: Samsung def. Binggrae, 2 games to 0. Samsung def. Haitai, 3 games to 0.

1990 Korean Series: LG def. Samsung, 4 games to 0

Leaders

Italics indicate all-time record

Batting

Statistic	Leader	Team	Number
Batting Average	Dae-hwa Han	Haitai Tigers	.335
Runs	Kang-don Lee	Binggrae Eagles	81
Hits	Jong-hun Jang	Binggrae Eagles	160
Doubles	Jong-tae Park	Lotte Giants	29
Triples	Jeong-hun Lee	Binggrae Eagles	16
Home Runs	Jong-hun Jang	Binggrae Eagles	28
Runs Batted In	Jong-hun Jang	Binggrae Eagles	91
Stolen Bases	Il-kwon Kim	Taepyungyang Dolphins	48
Walks	Jong-hun Jang	Binggrae Eagles	76

Pitching

Statistic	Leader	Team	Number
ERA	Dong-Yeol Son	Haitai Tigers	1.13
Wins	Dong-Yeol Son	Haitai Tigers	22
Losses	Kye-hyun Cho Hyung-cheol Gye	Haitai Tigers OB Bears	13
Saves	Jin-woo Song	Binggrae Eagles	27
Innings Pitched	Kang-chul Lee	Haitai Tigers	220 2/3
Appearances	Sam-heum Jeong	LG Twins	55
Hits Allowed	Jung-hyun Park	Taepyungyang Dolphins	177
Home Runs Allowed	Kang-chul Lee	Haitai Tigers	24
Strikeouts	Dong-Yeol Son	Haitai Tigers	189
Base-on-Balls	Dong-hee Park	Lotte Giants	114

Award Winners

Award	Player	Team	Position	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	W - L	SV	IP	HA	HRA	BB	SO	ERA
Most Valuable Player	Dong-Yeol Son	Haitai Tigers	Pitcher	Did not bat									22 - 6	4	190.1	121	1	50	189	1.13
Rookie of the Year	Dong-su Kim	LG Twins	Catcher	352	46	102	13	62	15	.290	.379	.463	Did not pitch

Gold Glove

The following players were the recipients of the Gold Glove Award in 1990.

Position	Player	Team
P	Dong-Yeol Son	Haitai Tigers
C	Chae-geun Jang	Haitai Tigers
1B	Sang-hun Kim	LG Twins
2B	Ki-woong Kang	Samsung Lions
3B	Dae-hwa Han	Haitai Tigers
SS	Jong-hun Jang	Binggrae Eagles
OF	Gang-don Lee	Binggrae Eagles
OF	Ho-seong Lee	Haitai Tigers
OF	Jeong-hoon Lee	Binggrae Eagles
DH	Seung-ho Park	Samsung Lions